Free Spring pattern

This bunny is so cute!!!

Not only spring, but easter too

found at

http://blog.followthewhitebunny.com/2011/04/free-spring-embroidery-pattern.html



This is my frst attempt at
an ART QUILT.

And by an art quilt I mean
gathering the fabric pieces I like
and that I think go together,
and embroidering them randomly.

It is a very liberating process
since I don't plan anything
and just sew and stich whatever I feel like.

I am loving this exercise.

What am I going to do with it,
or for that matter, with the following pieces
I intend to make?

No idea.

It's just for the fun of it
and for the freedom of creating.
We'll see...

STARTED A NEW PAINTING

First draft in acrylic

WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO ? (II)

Attempting my first FREE QUILT

The embroidery I was making

is almost ready and I can't wait to use it

as a center piece for a lap quilt.

As usually, the fun part is picking the fabrics for it.

I wanted something soft and feminine

(dah... roses), but not too girly.

As you can see, almost all fabrics

are pretty traditional, but the modern swirls

will give it the necessary twist!

Trying to get inspired to use
this cross stitch embroidery.
I think I will make a pillow out of it.
Choosing the right fabric, trims, laces,
and even the stiches that will attach it
to the main fabric is one of 
the great pleasures of creating.

fabrics

lace ?

 

trims ?

 

stitches...

 

I love these very naïve and childlike drawings.

Embroidered and handstiched, they look like

children books' illustrations.

I guess it's a kind of nostalgia of a long

lost childhood.

This comes from

http://cinderberrystitches.typepad.com/

Her blog is adorable!

This is what I am working on right now:

It's a simple EMBROIDERED border for a hand towel. The inspiration came from an old Marie Claire Idées, but I rearranged the butterflies to fit the border.

I’ve been wanting to embroider for a very long time. Any kind of craft you make is definitely upgraded when you embroider it. (even paper! Like collages, cards, boxes, notebook covers, just about anything). But since I am very slow at it, it seemed like too much time for such a small result.

Well, it looks like the old saying “the right time for the right thing” is true.

I had this very well fitting shirt, nice and soft fabric and all,

but the ruffles on it really bothered me since day one.

After buying The New Crewel, by Katherine Shaughnessy, (http://www.amazon.com/New-Crewel-Exquisite-Contemporary-Embroidery/dp/157990680X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278881837&sr=8-2-catcorr)

I thought it was a great opportunity to practice and came up with

the idea of replacing those ruffles with some embroidery.

I made some spider webs in three colors.

Red, blue and green

SOMETHING NEW

 

I'm trying something new (for me at least).

I started embroidering something I sketched on fabric.

I am going to try to assemble a panel which will combine

embroidery, painting, collage and knitting.

I don't have a clear picture in my mind of how I want it to look,

but that is how my creative process works.

In the beginning, this uncertainty used to freak me out,

but now I have grown to get used to it.

(I know now that I can remake and remake again

untill the results satisfy me).

I've actually started to like this "not knowing where

it goes" kind of feeling. It makes the process so much

more fun and enjoyable. And less stressing because of

that too.